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William Gannaway Brownlow, editor of the Knoxville Whig, was prominent in Tennessee political circles, first as a Whig and then as a Republican. Brownlow, a leading Unionist, was Tennessee's first Reconstruction governor and later U.S. senator. His son, John Bell Brownlow, served in the Union army during the Civil war and later edited his father's newspaper and served in the civil service in Washington.

From the description of Family papers, 1848-1902. (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 45110125

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